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A mountain temple and Skiing in the rime on trees ：
Yamagata City is prefectural seat located in the center of Yamagata Prefecture and is metropolis of administration and the traffic. Around it is a very large rural district, and a farm belt where much fruit is cultivated. The eastern part is a mountainous area by the Ou mountains range and the central part is a basin, which makes a big difference of hot and cold and an intense change, so it is hot in summer and cold in winter of the inland climate. In the suburb is Yama-dera Temple and a ski resort, which offers abundant sources of tourism.
Access and Getting Around
It is accessible by train via the Yamagata Shinkansen, or by plane via Yamagata Airport from Tokyo.
By train
1 hour 45 minutes from Tokyo to Yamagata Station with 1 train per 30 minutes.
By bus
5 hours 30 minutes from Tokyo Station by night bus. 30 minutes from Yamagata Airport by shuttle bus.
By car
1 hour 15 minutes from Sendai Station.
By plane
1 hour from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Yamagata Airport with two flights per day. Other flights from Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo.
Features
-Onsen(Hot Spings) -Outdoor Activities
Zao Onsen ski Resort is located in the southeast of Yamagata City.Ski slopes and Zao Onsen have been developing with Onsen Resort.Its ski slopes only are the biggest in Japan, and there various kinds of ski slopes,so it is a typical Japanese ski area.It is famous for skiing among the rimes on the trees.Ski area is in the hot spring town, all the lodging facilities have hot springs.One-night stayin...
Risshaku-ji Temple(Yama-dera )
-Temples
Risshaku-ji is a temple made on the slope of the mountain for 860 years, called another name Yama-dera .It is a typical Japanese mountain temple. Various temples and halls are built on the top 1,000 stairs.All about temples such as the atmosphere, prospects from the cliff are worth seeing. ...
Accommodation around Yamagata
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